What will happen to the poor?
SIR — I have observed an unfair trend. Many religious ceremonies have become commercialised. For example, it appears that the holy matrimony ceremonies are only for the rich! The expenses involved in such a function are immense with the rising church fee, gowns, expensive cars and venues. How will
SIR — I have observed an unfair trend. Many religious ceremonies have become commercialised. For example, it appears that the holy matrimony ceremonies are only for the rich! The expenses involved in such a function are immense with the rising church fee, gowns, expensive cars and venues. How will a poor person afford this?
Surprisingly, the clergy don’t seem to condemn it and the ceremony that is chiefly supposed to bestow blessings on a marriage makes only a point of showing off.
So will the poor not get this blessing? This is one of the roots of the non-Christian habit of cohabiting. What can we do to prevent this?
Asaph Kabakyenga
Mbarara
Surprisingly, the clergy don’t seem to condemn it and the ceremony that is chiefly supposed to bestow blessings on a marriage makes only a point of showing off.
So will the poor not get this blessing? This is one of the roots of the non-Christian habit of cohabiting. What can we do to prevent this?
Asaph Kabakyenga
Mbarara